Ms. Mendenhall is the Finance Officer for the City of San Carlos. She has over 20 years of accounting and financial experience and brings that experience to the Club. Rebecca played soccer growing up and has coached AYSO teams for the past five years. All three of her children have been active in AYSO and competitive soccer for years. In her own words,

"My family joined GSC two years ago and have since formed lasting friendships with many families across the Peninsula. The Club has given my kids the opportunity to train with great coaches and be a part of something that is not just a team but a soccer family."

Naresh Parshotam President

Mr. Parshotam is a business strategy, and product marketing and strategy executive working in the high tech industry. Mr. Parshotam grew up playing soccer and became involved in coaching children's soccer at the University of Michigan as part of their AYSO program. He's continued to coach soccer and become more involved in coaching as his own children started playing soccer. Mr. Parshotam sees the Gryphons Soccer Club as the best place to nurture and develop children's team spirit, hard work and other values while getting the best soccer coaching in the Bay Area.

Bruce Taylor Director

Bruce Taylor is a member of the GSC Board of Directors. Check back soon for his bio.

Cisco Vallalta Director

Cisco Villalta works in Corporate Development at Oracle Corporation and focuses on M&A. Cisco and his wife, Gwen, live in San Carlos and have four children – Sophia (98G RAYS), CJ (01B Red), Stella (Grasshoppy) and Alexi (current fan and future Gryphon). Cisco and his family enjoy sports and the beach. Cisco chose the GSC for his children because of its upstanding families, excellent coaching staff, and the GSC’s contributions to Peninsula communities.

Matt Zucca Director

Mr. Zucca is an environmental engineer specializing in water and stormwater quality and management of municipal capital improvement projects. Mr. Zucca has played soccer since he was young and became more involved as his two daughters began playing competitive soccer. He found that coaching and club management is a great way to stay involved and help guide a club. He has thoroughly enjoyed helping to build the Gryphons Soccer Club and is proud of the opportunities the club has given his children and children in the community.

Melissa Cowart Registrar

Melissa Cowart served five years in the U.S. Navy, and currently works at Stanford Medical Center. Melissa and her husband, John, have three children – Jenna (Gryphons fan), Jessika (98G White), and Samuel (future Gryphon). Melissa is currently the GSC Registrar, as well as the Team Manager for 98G White. Melissa chose GSC 3 ½ years ago due to the excellent coaching staff and focus on player development.

Andres Deza Director of Coaching

Andres Deza is the Director of Coaching for GSC. Andres was born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. He played soccer in several youth competitive Futbol (soccer) and Futbol Sala (futsal) clubs in Spain and joined a semi-pro club team before attending college in Scotland. Coaching experience includes youth teams in both Spain and the USA. Andres brings to our club as an asset a worldwide view of the sport and a unique cultural soccer heritage.

Jennifer Kavanaugh Director of Fundraising

Ms. Kavanaugh and her husband own a retail flower shop in San Carlos. They also own commercial property on the peninsula and have been self employed for almost 30 years. All three Kavanaugh girls participated in soccer, and the entire family has been interested in all sports for many years and especially enjoy traveling to tournaments. Ms. Kavanaugh believes in the GSC program, mostly because of the great families involved. In her own words...

"It's a wholesome place to send your kids. You know they are not only getting great exercise, but learning the game and team work. These are values you don't find in a lot of programs on the peninsula. I also like that people come from the whole peninsula and not just my own city."

Diana Nemirovsky Webmaster

Ms. Nemirovsky is President of Marin Consulting, a professional services firm focused on custom database, application, and website development. GSC is a family affair for the Nemirovsky family, Ms. Nemirovsky's two children are Gryphons, her husband manages both of their teams, and she is the webmaster for the club!

Anu Subramanian Web Content Manager

Ms. Subramanian manages new project initiatives and programs for Amazon's Product Search division. Anu and her husband have two daughters – Rhea (99G Red) and Reina (future Gryphon). As the Gryphons Web Content Manager, Anu maintains the GSC website features and content. She is also the 99G Age Group Registrar. She chose GSC for its focus on player development, team work, and sportsmanship. She also liked that the GSC fosters a close-knit community, which makes for a fun and encouraging learning environment.

Tim Wei VP Operations

Mr. Wei manages the risk management area for a major insurance company. He has been involved with youth athletics in the community for many years and continues to play competitively in many sports. Mr. Wei became very active in soccer 4 years ago when his daughter discovered the game. After enrolling her in a Gryphons Youth Development class and observing the training she was being given, Mr. Wei signed her up for a team where she was able to play with older girls. Asked why Mr. Wei is on the board of the Gryphons Soccer Club he responded:

"The Gryphons has been a great community of coaches, parents, and players for us, and it feels like a second family. It has given my daughter the opportunity to play a sport she loves, meet great friends, and build confidence in herself. When the opportunity came up in 2008 to be more involved in the club, I knew I would do anything I could to help the club prosper."